Don Clarke
"The Boot", whose points record lasted 24 years.
Don Clarke was a New Zealand rugby player who played 89 times for the All Blacks, 31 of them tests, between 1956 and 1964. His goal-kicking earned him the nickname "The Boot", and he also played first-class cricket. He died in 2002.
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Donald Barry Clarke
- Born
- 10 November 1933
- Birthplace
- Pihama, New Zealand
- Died
- 29 December 2002
- Place of death
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Height
- 1.88 m / 6 ft 2 in
- Weight
- 110 kg / 243 lb
- Relatives
- Ian Clarke (brother)
Lore & Background
Clarke was born in 1933 at Pihama, near Opunake in Taranaki, and went to school in the Waikato. He was first picked for Waikato at 17, in 1951. In 1956 he helped Waikato beat the touring Springboks 14-10, which led to his selection for the third test of that tour.
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